Object number1997.7.34
Sampler
Date1800?
Artist
Sally Rollings
(American, born 1797)
CultureAmerican
MediumSilk threads on linen ground
DimensionsSight (tall rectangle): 12 1/4 x 9 3/8 in. (31.1 x 23.8 cm)
Framed (modern frame with plexiglas): 14 1/4 x 11 1/4 x 3/4 in. (36.2 x 28.6 x 1.9 cm)
Framed (modern frame with plexiglas): 14 1/4 x 11 1/4 x 3/4 in. (36.2 x 28.6 x 1.9 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Libraries, Special Collections, Martha Clawson Reed Collection
On View
Not on viewPeriod19th c
Classification(s)
SignedAt center: Sally Rollings
InscribedAt center: Sally Rollings her Sa- / mpler Wro't in the year ( -800? xod?)
DescriptionSally's sampler displays 3 Alphabets, a number sequence, and an inscription above an arrangement of three flowers . Multiple types of stitches have been employed: Cross stitch, satin stitch, herringbone stitch, chain stitch, stem stitch, and running outline stitch in black, blue, rust, yellow. gold, tan, brown, pink and purple thread; hemstitched edge.
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